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Somali Businesses Rise from Mogadishu's Ashes (VOA On Assignment)

Published January 04, 2013

In Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, the sound of hammers has replaced the sound of bullets. A major business boom took hold in 2012, as the city enjoyed its longest period of relative peace in 20 years. VOA's East Africa Correspondent Gabe Joselow talked with On Assignment's Alex Villarreal in July about the boom.

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